Iceni Antedios c. AD 10-30 Antedios Triple Moons Gold Stater *Extremely Rare*
£5,500.00
Iceni Antedios c. AD 10-30 Antedios Triple Moons Gold Stater
3 back to back crescents around pellet in centre, pellet in each cusp enclosed by 6 arcs each with triad of pellets in cusp/Horse right with dashes for mane and large oval head. Reversed S below head, triple leaves on shoulder, double upper front legs, pellet triad either side of solar motif above. ANTED below
Extremely Rare
An excellent horse and inscription, paired with a central obverse. A most pleasing coin. 17 known.
ABC 1639; 17mm, 5.41g
Evans: XVIII.2 (1890, p. 490, pl. XVIII).
Allen Type: British Va.
Van Arsdell Classification: Icenian G, Coins Inscribed ANTED.
Talbot Anted. The end of the denominational period saw the introduction of inscriptions. Anted and Ecen were produced in parallel (Anted starting first), using the same obverse die, and followed Boar Horse C. They were struck at Mint A, which was responsible for most gold and used the most dies, characterised by a horse with an open head. The D was always barred (as a tau gallicum). The units were hoarded during the Boudican Revolt in 60 but the half units were important when struck, being highly counterfeited. Anted units are found around Breckland and the fen edge while half units and counterfeits are found more around Saham Toney and the south-west. The horse’s stylised corn ear is the heraldic symbol of Catuvellaunian king Cunobelinus and his capital, Camulodunon.
Talbot Chronology: Gallo-Belgic E/Ingoldisthorpe – Early Local Period I (55BC-35BC) – Early Local Period II (35BC-15BC) – Denominational Period I (15BC-5: Snettisham – Plouviez – Irstead – Early Boar Horse) – Denominational Period II (5-25: Boar Horse B – Boar Horse C) – Denominational Period III (25-45).
Provenance
This coin is from The London Collection of Ancient British Coins. For more information click here: The London Collection – Silbury Coins : Silbury Coins
Spink PT 1998. Spink COE 2026 plate coin (s440) VA 705-1
This coin comes with a previous label.
Coins struck in the name ‘ANTED’, which include those of both silver and gold, probably reflect the name Antedios – though this is probably not the same ‘ANTED’ who struck coins for the Dobunni. In addition to his silver units of the prevalent ‘pattern-horse’ series, ‘ANTED’ also struck silver coins of a different style, along with a single gold stater type and one very rare half-unit. His silver coins are slightly less common than those of ‘ECEN’, but certainly more prevalent than the other ‘pattern-horse’ issuers ‘SAENV’ and ‘AESV’.
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